The new Church of Scientology National Affairs Office opened its doors in Dublin, Saturday, October 15, on the city’s iconic Merrion Square. The facility is designed to offer permanent delivery of Scientology-supported social betterment programmes in Ireland.

On Saturday, October 15, Church executives and staff officially opened the new home of the Church of Scientology National Affairs Office for Ireland at No. 4 Merrion Square North.

A festive ribbon-cutting and open house event marked the launch of the new Church of Scientology National Affairs Office for Ireland.

Visitors tour the Information Centre during the Open House held Saturday, October 15, at the Church of Scientology’s new National Affairs Office for Ireland.

Open House attendees take in the surroundings of the historic Merrion Square building that is now home to the Church of Scientology National Affairs Office.

National Affairs Office
The Church of Scientology’s National Affairs Office of Ireland was modelled after the Church’s first National Affairs Office in Washington, D.C. Located at No. 4 Merrion Square North, the heritage building has been meticulously restored under historic preservation standards as the headquarters for the Church’s social betterment programmes in Ireland.

Entrance Hall An open door and the radiance of refracted light greet visitors as they step into the foyer of the new Church of Scientology National Affairs Office of Ireland. The Office is open to all who wish to share the Church’s dedication to human rights and social betterment programmes within their communities.

Reception Foyer
The Reception Foyer is comfortably appointed to provide an atmosphere of peace and contemplation for visitors and Church members who come to participate and partner with the Church in its social and humanitarian outreach efforts.

Information Centre
The Information Centre taps into a wealth of material that explains how and why the Church of Scientology seeks to share its goals and methods of creating a better world, one free from war, crime, drugs, human rights abuses and other social ills.

Merrion Parlour The Merrion Parlour offers a place where visitors can pause to relax, get acquainted, or simply sip a friendly cup of tea by the fireplace.

The Wilson Room
Within the elegant venue of its Wilson Room, the National Affairs Office provides a space and resources where community leaders and civic groups can form partnerships and together tackle social issues for the betterment of all Ireland.

The historic No. 4 Merrion Square North is an example of some of Dublin’s finest Georgian architecture and dates back to the 1760s. The Church carefully restored and preserved the facility’s architectural features such as the interior granite and marble detailing.

Liffey Hall
Just as the River Liffey brings renewal to the environment around Dublin, so will the facilities of Liffey Hall offer up a place to explore spiritual and social renewal through opportunities to teach, learn and share information in a collaborative way.

The patio provides provides a perfect place for visitors and staff alike on break from meetings, forums and seminars.

Merrion Square
The location of the National Affairs Office in this world-famous garden square near the heart of Dublin’s City Centre reflects links to the city’s literary past and present. Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard once lived and worked only doors away from the facility’s home.

Drug-Free World
The Church’s decades-long fight to alleviate the human misery and economic consequences associated with drug abuse has led to one of the most successful, privately-funded and promoted anti-drug crusades in the world—one focused on prevention of drug use. These efforts towards a drug-free world have been built from the ground up to partner with police, educators and governments to bring “The Truth About Drugs” to those facing temptation. The National Affairs Office of Ireland is designed to engender collaboration with groups and individuals who share the goal of a drug-free Ireland.

Drug-Free World
The Church’s decades-long fight to alleviate the human misery and economic consequences associated with drug abuse has led to one of the most successful, privately-funded and promoted anti-drug crusades in the world—one focused on prevention of drug use. These efforts towards a drug-free world have been built from the ground up to partner with police, educators and governments to bring “The Truth About Drugs” to those facing temptation. The National Affairs Office of Ireland is designed to engender collaboration with groups and individuals who share the goal of a drug-free Ireland.

Human Rights
The Church of Scientology’s support for the advancement and protection of human rights, has been strengthened by its creation of two potent nonprofit organisations—United for Human Rights and Youth for Human Rights—responsible for publishing and distributing over 60 million educational documents on the subject. The National Affairs Office of Ireland is designed to bring a similar message of respect and understanding to schools, teachers, government organisations and churches and to support the commitment of the Irish to the protection of human dignity for all people.

Human Rights
The Church of Scientology’s support for the advancement and protection of human rights, has been strengthened by its creation of two potent nonprofit organisations—United for Human Rights and Youth for Human Rights—responsible for publishing and distributing over 60 million educational documents on the subject. The National Affairs Office of Ireland is designed to bring a similar message of respect and understanding to schools, teachers, government organisations and churches and to support the commitment of the Irish to the protection of human dignity for all people.

The Way to Happiness
L. Ron Hubbard authored The Way to Happiness, as an educational work that provides anyone with an easy-to-follow “road map” for living. The 21 precepts of The Way to Happiness offer a path to understanding why such values as being trustworthy, temperate, industrious, loyal to truth—and a role model for others—helps make the world a better place in which to live. The National Affairs Office of Ireland provides The Way to Happiness programme for all who wish to utilise it in their areas, activities or organisations.

The Way to Happiness
L. Ron Hubbard authored The Way to Happiness, as an educational work that provides anyone with an easy-to-follow “road map” for living. The 21 precepts of The Way to Happiness offer a path to understanding why such values as being trustworthy, temperate, industrious, loyal to truth—and a role model for others—helps make the world a better place in which to live. The National Affairs Office of Ireland provides The Way to Happiness programme for all who wish to utilise it in their areas, activities or organisations.

Scientology Volunteer Ministers
The nonprofit Scientology Volunteer Minister organisation draws on volunteers from both inside and outside Scientology and was originally conceived as a way to help restore spiritual values. Doing so reinforces the vital connections between people affected by disaster—or by the failures of modern society to meet its humanitarian obligations. The National Affairs Office offers this vital programme for social missions throughout Ireland, helping meet the needs of those for whom the yellow shirts of these volunteers are a sign of hope.

Scientology Volunteer Ministers
The nonprofit Scientology Volunteer Minister organisation draws on volunteers from both inside and outside Scientology and was originally conceived as a way to help restore spiritual values. Doing so reinforces the vital connections between people affected by disaster—or by the failures of modern society to meet its humanitarian obligations. The National Affairs Office offers this vital programme for social missions throughout Ireland, helping meet the needs of those for whom the yellow shirts of these volunteers are a sign of hope.

Narconon
One of the weapons in the war against drug addiction has been the establishment of Narconon, a Church-sponsored drug rehabilitation programme that helps addicts escape the dangerous cycles of drug abuse. There are Narconon centres located throughout Europe, in the United Kingdom, and in numerous locations in the U.S., where they have delivered help for 50 years to those afflicted by addiction.

Narconon
One of the weapons in the war against drug addiction has been the establishment of Narconon, a Church-sponsored drug rehabilitation programme that helps addicts escape the dangerous cycles of drug abuse. There are Narconon centres located throughout Europe, in the United Kingdom, and in numerous locations in the U.S., where they have delivered help for 50 years to those afflicted by addiction.

DC National Office
The National Affairs Office in Washington, D.C. was the first and only one of its kind until the creation of the National Affairs Office of Ireland in October 2016. The Washington, D.C. Office works towards a world that is more secure and just, and where freedom of conscience and tolerance for the beliefs of others are worthy goals. It seeks to help provide resources for interfaith cooperation and dialogue on humanitarian issues of importance to all. It is the Church’s intent that this mission be as effective in Ireland as it is in America.

DC National Office
The National Affairs Office in Washington, D.C. was the first and only one of its kind until the creation of the National Affairs Office of Ireland in October 2016. The Washington, D.C. Office works towards a world that is more secure and just, and where freedom of conscience and tolerance for the beliefs of others are worthy goals. It seeks to help provide resources for interfaith cooperation and dialogue on humanitarian issues of importance to all. It is the Church’s intent that this mission be as effective in Ireland as it is in America.

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Church of Scientology Cuts a Ribbon on National Affairs Office in the Emerald Isle

October 15, 2016

The new Church of Scientology National Affairs Office opens its doors in Dublin on the city’s iconic Merrion Square to offer permanent delivery of Scientology-supported social betterment programmes in Ireland.

Over the centuries the nation of Ireland has served as a fountainhead of culture, poetry and art for Western Civilisation. At the heart of that cultural outpouring is the City of Dublin and within its urban core stands a place whose history-soaked streets present a striking representation of it all—the majestic Merrion Square.

That legendary location was the site of a festive ribbon-cutting and open house event on Saturday, October 15, at Number 4 Merrion Square North. The landmark facility stands as the new home of the Church of Scientology National Affairs Office of Ireland and was officially opened by Church executives and staff.

A festive ribbon-cutting and open house event marked the launch of the new Church of Scientology National Affairs Office for Ireland.

The new National Affairs Office is just blocks from some of Ireland’s most renowned national monuments that include the National Gallery, the National History Museum, Trinity College and Leinster House, seat of Parliament. A classic example of some of Dublin’s finest Georgian architecture, the historic building dates back to the 1760s—well before the birth of the American democracy, and before the great migration of Irish families to those western shores. Now, more than two centuries later, it has become home to the Church’s expanding mission within Ireland.

“By opening the doors of the Church of Scientology National Affairs Office for Ireland, we are continuing in the tradition of our Founder L. Ron Hubbard who himself held an office at 69 Merrion Square,” said David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of the Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion. “And we do so with the intent to offer our humanitarian initiatives to all in honour of our Founder and the Aims of Scientology—a civilisation without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights, and where man is free to rise to greater heights.”

In fact, in February of 1956, when L. Ron Hubbard first arrived in Dublin’s Merrion Square to create The American College of Personnel Efficiency—a model for the first introductory course in Scientology—he observed that the Irish winter was lingering. “If the weather is cold, the Irish heart is warm,” he wrote. “The country and the people could not be improved upon.”

So it is that the location of this architecturally historic and beautifully restored facility reflects the reverence and respect that Mr. Hubbard felt for both the Irish people, and the magnificence of the Emerald Isle they call home. In that vein, the new National Affairs Office is devoted to Ireland in carrying the hope for a better world, for happier lives, and in sharing the practical solutions that turn those hopes into reality. These philosophies have been at the heart of the Church’s worldwide social missions since it was established more than a half century ago.

Modelled after Scientology’s National Affairs Office of Washington, D.C.—which was established in 2012 to facilitate cooperation between American political and cultural leaders and the Church’s social and humanitarian objectives—the facilities in Dublin are similarly designed as a centre for the Church’s outreach across Ireland. Through these offices, the Church will assist in meeting both physical and spiritual needs, and in addressing social ills from drugs, to poverty to homelessness.

Headquartered in America, the Church of Scientology has grown into a worldwide institution dedicated to engendering respect for human rights and creating a world free of debilitating social ills. To that end, on any given day, tens of thousands of Scientologists are working on every continent on earth. Those who explore what Scientology offers in a troubled world find that these many missions are nurtured and enhanced through extensive partnerships with other faith-based and interfaith programmes, international humanitarian groups, schools, police, local government and civic organisations—all working together to support and uplift all communities while protecting religious and personal freedoms. The evidence of success can be seen in the prolific expansion of the Church over the past few decades under the guidance and direction of Mr. Miscavige.

The National Affairs Office features an information centre complete with interactive programmes and visual displays where visitors can learn about Scientology’s social betterment and humanitarian programmes, and much more. The Centre’s state-of-the-art technology allows for vivid and detailed illustrations of the religion’s basic tenets and of its goals for peace, health and happiness among all peoples. These materials detail the Church’s extensive work in promoting religious tolerance and understanding, in encouraging spiritual awareness, and in helping develop the interfaith cooperation that builds communities and strengthens respect for all persons. Information about the Church’s work towards a drug-free world, towards educational opportunities and a more peaceful existence are found in the Information Centre.

Viewers can also witness, through video presentations, the impact of the Volunteer Ministers’ extensive network and outreach efforts, helping illustrate how the National Affairs Office of Ireland can effectively offer guidance and provide collaboration towards improved lives and healthier communities.

The Church recently opened Scientology Media Productions as well, a five-acre, technologically cutting-edge studio in Hollywood, California, in which the religion’s message will be disseminated via television and radio broadcasting, Internet and social media and every other media platform.

More Church openings are planned in the next 12 months for cultural epicentres in New Zealand, Europe, Latin America and North America.